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4W.4 M. KIRKPATRICK, 0F LIT'ILE'ION,4 ILLINOIS.

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IMPROVED SASH-SUPPORTIIR.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.

Be it known that I, W. M. KIRKPATRIGK, of Littleton, in the'couuty oi' Schuyler, and State of Illinois, have invented a new and improved Sash-Supporter; and I do hereby declare that the following is a clear, full.,

I and exact description thereof, reference being ha'd to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specifi-- cation, and to the letters et' reference marked thereon, like letters indicating like parts wherever they occur.

To enable others skilled i'n the art to construct and use my invention, I will proceed to describe it.

My invention consists in the use oi' a rubber cushion or spring, arranged to press upon the sash and thus hold it in place.

Figure 1 is a front view of a window sash and frame, with a part shown in section.

Figure 2 is a vertical section of a portion of the same, showing a modification thereof.

Figure 3 is a face view of the rubber, detached. i

.As is well known there has been a great variety of devices invented for the purpose of supporting windows.

| Generally these devices consist of metallic springs or catches, applied in such a manner that the wholeor a part i project outside ei' the sash, requiring to be secured by screws, and often necessitating cutting the sash more or less, either to fit them in place or to hold the sash in place; and not unfrequently their use bruises and disgures the sash or the frame. To obviate these objections and provide a support that shall be both simple and cheap is the object'ot` my present invention. i

I rst provide a circular disk or cushion of rubber, as represented by a, having its front face more or less rounded, as shown in fig. 2. I then bore a hole'in the face of the Window frame A, opposite the edge of the sash B, as shown in iig. 1, and insert or seat therubber cushion a therein. This disk e is made of proper thiclrness to allow it to act as a spring, and yield-slightly to the pressure of the sash against its face, the cushion a protruding slightly beyond the face of the frame where it is inserted, as shown in figs. l and 2. By this means the rubber presses at all times against the edge of the sash with sulicient force to hold it up when raised, but still permitting .tto be raised or lowered, as may be desired. If' preferred, the cushions a may be inserted in the edge of the'sash B, and allowed to press against the frauic A, as represented in fig. 2. In small or light windows a single cushion for each sash will suffice, but in heavy windows two er more may be used as is necessary.

One great advantage of my device is, that it will prevent all rotting of the sash, which is etten a source of great annoyance. It is very simple' and cheap, is eilicient, and entirely out ot sight, and never bruises or disgures either the sash or frame, and can be applied with rapidity and ease by ariy persen.

i Having thus described -niy invention, what I claim, is A sash-supporter, consisting of a stationary rubber cushion or disk, inserted in a recess in either the sash or the frame, with its outer face protruding therefrom suliciently to press upon the corresponding face of the frame or sash, and hold the .sash in place, substantially as herein shown and described.

W. M; KIRKPATRICK. Witnesses:

JOSEPH S. PATTERSON, R. P. APPLEGATE. 

